Toy



A. P. BERGGREEN.

I TOY.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-19, 1920.

Patented Apr. 12, 1921.

INVENTUR PBBRGGREEN,

A TTORNE Y 8 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW PETER BERGGREEN, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pat nted Apr. 12, 1921.

1 Application filed November 19, 1920. Serial No. 425,215.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW PETER BERG- GREEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to toys.

The object of the invention is to provide a toy which is adapted toproject toy projectiles or missiles through the air for a relativelygreat distance and with a high degree of accuracy, and which is ofsturdy and durable constructiom'reliable in action and easy andinexpensive to manufacture;

'Other objects and advantages of the invention reside in certain novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts whichwill be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming part of this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view, ing the toy in use;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary View; I

,Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of the ferrule in position;

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the projectile;

Fig. 5 is a projectile;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in section, showing the projectileconstruction;

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the operator for the projectileholder; and

Fig. 8 is a side elevational View of a modified form of projectile.

Referring to the drawings wherein is shown the preferred embodiment ofthe invention, the numeral 10 designates a stafi, preferably of wood,and adapted to be grasped at its lower end by the hand of the personusing the toy, as shown in Fig. 1.

show- A ferrule 11, preferably lmetallic, is secured by means of screwsor similar fastenings 12 to then per end of the stafi.

A projectile older, designated generally at 13, is provided andpreferably constructed of tough and elastic wood, such as elm or ash,although light resilient metal may be employed for this purpose. Theprojectile or missile holder 13 comprises a cylindrical solid base 14adapted to be received in the opening of the ferrule 11 and secureddetail perspective view of the therein by means of screws or similarfastening-s 15. Integral with the base 14 is a palr of gripping arms ormembers 16 which are slightly spaced and by virtue of the elasticity ofthe wood or by virtue of their reslliency when constructed of metalresist spreading apart or similar distortion and thus are adapted toreleasably grip the proj ectile. If desired a slidable ring 17 may bemounted on the missile holder to embrace the gripping arms 16- and byadjusting this ring on the arms the degree of their gripping action maybe varied.

An operator 18 is provided, and is associated with the staff orprojectile holder by means of a string 19. The operator 18 isconstructed with a wedge or inclined surface20 which when inserted inthe space between the gripping arms serves to spread these arms andpermit of ready and easy association of these gripping arms with theprojectile as will behereinafter described.

The projectile which is preferably'used with the invention is designatedgenerally at 21, and is shown in Fig. 1 associated with the projectileor missile holder. The projectile is preferably of arrow or dart typeand includes a head 22 of general cylindrical form and having a taperedfront end 23. The head 22 is provided with a socket 24 and carries apoint 25. A shaft 26 has its forward end received and secured in thesocket 24 and is provided at its readend with a longitudinal kerf 27which receives the vane 28 secured to the shaft by means of fasteningmeans 29. The forwardend of the shaft 26 is provided with a cavity 30which receives slugs of lead or the like or.

other body of relatively heavy mass. This loading of the forwardend ofthe arrow supplements the action of the vane 28 in giving the projectilepoise and balance in its flight, so as to enable the person using thetoy to project the arrow through space for a substantial distance with agreat degree of force and a high degree of accuracy.

In the use of the to the. operator 18 is first inserted between t egripping arms to spread the arms and the shaft of the projectile isarranged between the arms, as shown in Fig; 1, and the operator iswithdrawn so that the arms grip the shaft of the projectile and maintainit in position, as shown in Fig. 1. The staff of the toy is then graspedat its lower end and the operatorlS is also also to receive othercharacters of missiles such for instance as a fiat stone or the like butit is'especially and preferably adapted for use with a projectile ormissile possessing the characteristics of the projectile 21. If desiredthe projectile holder 13 may be removed and the ferrule 11 may be usedas a missile holder to receive a projectile of clay or similar material.

In lieu of the dart illustrated in Figs. 1, 5 and 6, a modified form ofdart may be employed which consists of a head 35, a point 36, and ashaft 37 connected with the head 35. In this form, the shaft is solid atits forward end, there being no cavity and no slug. At its rear end, thevane 28 is dispensed with and the shaft is provided with a bore 38 intowhich is tightly wedged the quills of a plurality of feathers,designated at 39. The feathers arranged in this manner with respect tothe dart gives it a high degree of poise, balance and direction.

I claim:

1. A toy comprising in combination a projectile including a headprovided with a point and a socket, a shaft having its for- Ward endreceived in the socket of the head and provided with a cavity, a body ofrelatively heavy mass received in the cavity and a vane carried bv thetail end of said shaft, a staff, and a projectile holder carried by thestaff and including? spring grippingmembers adapted to engage the shaftof the projectile. 2. In a toy of the character described, i

combination, a projectile including a shaft,-.

a staff, a projectile holder carried by the staff and including springgripping members adapted to engage the shaft of the projectile, and anoperator for spreading the.

spring gripping members of the projectile holder associated withtheholder. 3. In a toy of the character described, in combination, aprojectile including a shaft, a staff, a projectile holder thereonincluding spring gripping members adapted toengage the shaft of theprojectile, a ring em,- bracing the spring gripping members to vary thetension thereof and an operator for the spring gripping membersassociated with the projectile holder.

4:. In a toy of the character described, in combination, a projectileincluding a shaft, astaff and a missile holder carried by the staff andincluding spring gripping members adapted to engage the shaft of thepros

